Lufthansa said it will order 30 Embraer-190s and 15 Bombardier CRJ-900s to enlarge its fleet of regional aircraft, the German airline said on Tuesday. Lufthansa, which now has 145 regional aircraft, said the order was worth around $1.7 billion based on list prices.

Pluna started to sell tickets via the Internet for air shuttle service (Carrasco-Aeroparque), one of the first steps of the emergency plan the consortium Leadgate has prepared for this airline.

Spirit Airlines has inaugurated its new nonstop service between Fort Lauderdale and St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles. Service will be offered three times weekly on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays.

Brazil’s TAM said it is about to become the first airline to promote itself in the Second Life online virtual world by offering cyberspace flights that correspond to its real-world international service.

American Airlines has requested from the Dominican Civil Aviation Board the respective permits to operate new routes in the Caribbean area, from the international airports Las Americas and El Catey, in Samana.

JetBlue Airways expands destination choices for its Boston customers with the launch of new low-fare service to the Caribbean island of Aruba and San Diego. This brings number of nonstop destinations served nonstop by Logan airport’s fastest-growing airline to 27.